Rodrigo is a Partner leading Control Risks’ intelligence, investigations, and political risk work across South America, based in São Paulo. He advises investors, corporates and law firms on disputes, litigation support and reputational risk linked to major infrastructure, renewable energy, and mining investments.
Rodrigo delivers urgent, high-stakes support, from intelligence gathering in advance of commercially significant decisions, or advice on how open to foreign investment certain countries are, to disputes analysis that will inform legal strategy and enforcement.
He is listed in Leaders League rankings for best consulting firms in Brazil for forensics and complex investigations, compliance, and crisis and risk management.
Recent engagements include:
Clients value Rodrigo’s flexible, open-minded approach. His legal background and his experience as a journalist, both inform his expertise in uncovering critical information. He is adept at managing time-sensitive assignments under pressure and delivers critical intelligence quickly throughout the project life cycle.
Rodrigo holds an MSc in Political Sociology from the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he was awarded a Chevening Scholarship. He also holds a Law degree from Universidade de São Paulo and a Journalism degree from Faculdade Cásper Líbero. He is a member of the São Paulo Chapter of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB-SP) and author, with Geert Aalbers, of a chapter on investigative methods for the Manual de Investigações Corporativas (2024).
Alongside his native Portuguese, he speaks fluent English, intermediary Spanish, and has a working knowledge of French and Italian.